COMMON FILIPINO ADJECTIVES

maganda beautiful
mura cheap/affordable
malinis clean
malamig cold
malalim deep
masarap delicious
marumi dirty
mahal expensive
maarte fussy
pogi handsome
mabigat heavy
mainit hot
mabait kind/nice
magaan light
maingay noisy
mabenta salable, easily sold
mababaw shallow
maliit short
malakas strong
matangkad tall (as in a person's height)
mataas tall/lofty/high
mahina weak

SIMPLE ADJECTIVES
arogante arrogant
kaakit-akit attractive
singkit chinky eyes
kampante complacent
lukot crumpled/wrinkled
kulot curly
kyut cute
tuyo dry
kupas faded
gwapo handsome
inosente innocent
bago new
luma old (used with things and not with age)
sikat popular/famous
bilasa raw fish that's no longer fresh; stale
hilaw raw, uncooked
bastos rude
seksi sexy
kuripot stingy
bakante unoccupied/vacant
basa wet
wais/mautak wise
lanta withered (plants)
gusot wrinkled (clothes)
kulubot wrinkled (used when referring to the skin, leaves of plants as well as fruits)

ADJECTIVES THAT DESCRIBE TASTE AND SMELL

mapakla an astringent taste, like from raw or unripe fruits and veggies
mapait bitter
malutong crunchy
malasa flavorful/tasty
mabango fragrant
mamantika oily/greasy
maanglo pungent (like the smell of goat cheese)
maalat salty
maanghang spicy
panis spoiled
matamis sweet
matabang tasteless/bland
malinamnam tasty
kulob the smell associated with covered-up things; often wet/damp clothes
mapanghi the smell of urine

WEATHER CONDITIONS
maulap cloudy
makulimlim gloomy
maalinsangan hot and humid
maulan rainy
maaraw sunny
mahangin windy

FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS

inis annoyed/pissed
payapa calm
bugnutin cranky
determinado determinded
inggit envious
takot frightened/scared
masaya happy
galit mad
malungkot sad
gulat startled

APPEARANCE, CHARACTER AND PERSONALITY

burara a person who is disorganized and careless with things
agresibo agressive
ambisyosa ambitious (female)
ambisyoso ambitious (male)
arogante arrogant
kalbo bald
mahinahon calm/soft spoken
maingat cautious
isip-bata childish
tuso cunning
mahinhin demure
walang galang disrespectful/impolite
elegante elegant
maputi fair-skinned
malandi flirty
ulyanin forgetful
pranka frank/straight forward
bugnutin grumpy
masipag hard-working
matangos (ang ilong) having a pointy nose
masagwa immodest/obscene
tamad lazy
masigla lively
maskulado muscular
pilya naughty (female)
pilyo naughty (male)
mataba overweight
maputla pale
matyaga patient
pihikan picky
simple plain/simple
tahimik quiet
maaasahan reliable
responsable responsible
magalang restpectful/polite
malihim secretive
payat skinny/thin
maliit small/little
matigas ang ulo stubborn
tanga stupid/idiot
madaldal talkative
maalalahanin thoughtful
matikas well built (body)

COLORS
itim black
asul/bughaw blue
kayumanggi brown
kulay abo gray
berde green
dalandan orange
rosas pink
murado purple
puti white
dilaw yellow

SHAPE, SIZE AND TEXTURE

baluktot crooked/bent
matigas hard
malaki large
mahaba long
habilog oval
parihaba rectangle
magaspang rough
bilog round
maikli short
maikli short (in length)
maliit small
makinis smooth
malambot soft
espera sphere
malagkit sticky
tuwid straight
malawak vast

RARELY USED ADJECTIVES

marupok breakable/weak
mayabong bushy
lampa clumsy
masukal dense
suwail disobedient
maalwan effortless/easy
mailap elusive
matatas fluent (in speaking a language)
maaliwalas having a good ambiance/roomy
masangsang having a strong smell/pungent
mangmang illiterate
imoral immoral
manyakis lewd
metikuloso meticulous
makipot narrow
presteryoso prestigious
usisero prying/a man who's too inquisitive
usisera prying/a woman who's too inquisitive
makinang shiny
malapot thick (as in the consistency of sauce/soup)
malabnaw thin (as in the consistency of sauce/soup)
mabusisi time consuming/fussy
matumal unsalable
bubot young and unripe fruit